Six completely different objective scorers discovered the again of the Saginaw Spirit web because the London Knights defeated the 2024 Memorial Cup hosts 6-1 to stretch their profitable streak to 11 video games.
Easton Cowan scored as soon as and added two assists and the most recent Knight, Kaleb Lawrence scored his first objective in a London uniform and likewise had an help.
The Knights and Spirit signify two of the very best within the Ontario Hockey League on particular groups and London gained the particular groups battle with two targets on the person benefit and a clear sheet on the penalty kill.
The Knights acquired themselves out entrance immediately in a wild opening interval that featured a complete lot of bodily play.
Easton Cowan carried a puck into the Saginaw zone and zoomed behind the web after which round to the left facet earlier than dragging the puck into the slot the place Cowan ripped residence his fifteenth objective of the 12 months to present London a 1-0 lead at 8:56.
Simply over three minutes later, Jacob Julien spun a cross to Oliver Bonk on an influence play and Bonk scored for the third time in two video games and the Knights went to the second interval main 2-0.
Kaleb Lawrence scored his first objective in a London uniform simply 1:09 into that interval as he discovered a free puck and fired it behind Spirit goaltender Andrew Oke.
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Sam O’Reilly took a puck arduous to the Saginaw web and roofed it for his fourth objective in 4 video games to push the London result in 4-0.
Calem Mangone acquired the Spirit on the scoreboard at 16:15 of the second interval however within the remaining minute Max McCue fed William Nicholl on a two-on-one and Nicholl completed the play with a sneaky deke by way of the legs of Oke for a 5-1 benefit for the Knights by way of 40 minutes.
Lawrence stole a puck early within the remaining interval and took a shot that was stopped. Denver Barkey ultimately discovered the rebound and scored his twenty second objective of the 12 months.
London was an ideal 8-for-8 on the penalty kill towards the third-best energy play within the OHL.
In the meantime the Knights league-best energy play scored twice on 5 alternatives.
London restricted the Spirit to 11 photographs by way of the primary half of the sport and outshot Saginaw 35-31 general.
Michael Simpson returned to the Knights crease after lacking two video games resulting from harm and made 30 stops for his league-leading twenty first win of the 12 months.
Sam, Sam and Jett set for Prime Prospects
The groups have been chosen for the 2024 Prime Prospects sport which can happen in Moncton, N.B., on Jan. 24.
Sam Dicksonson of the Knights will play for Staff Pink and can go head-to-head with teammate Sam O’Reilly and Londoner Jett Luchanko who performs for the Guelph Storm. O’Reilly and Luchanko had been named to the Staff White roster.
The sport brings collectively the 40 prime draft eligible prospects enjoying within the Canadian Hockey League.
Stonehouse and Canada into semis
Abby Stonehouse of Blenheim, Ont., and her Staff Canada teammates will tackle Czechia in a semi-final sport on the Underneath-18 Ladies’s World Hockey Championship in Switzerland on Jan. 13.
Stonehouse has two targets and 9 factors in simply 4 video games at this 12 months’s event.
Canada will play at 9 a.m. Staff USA will face Finland within the different semi-final at 1 p.m.
Up subsequent
London will host the Owen Sound Assault at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Budweiser Gardens.
The Assault added London ahead Max McCue’s youthful brother, Sam on the commerce deadline together with veteran defenceman Konnor Smith. Each gamers came visiting from the Peterborough Petes.
The sport will mark the fourth sport between the Knights and Owen Sound.
London gained the primary assembly 3-2 and the second 5-4 in extra time due to a sport profitable objective from Denver Barkey.
The Knights beat the Assault 8-2 of their second-to-last sport earlier than the vacation break.
Protection will begin at 1:30 p.m., on 980 CFPL, at www.980cfpl.ca and on the Radioplayer Canada app.
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